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tajassu

tajassu noun: the common or collared peccary.

Noun

tajassu (plural tajassus)

  1. (dated) The common or collared peccary.
    • A herd of tajassus or peccaries is a dangerous thing to meet.1915, George James Bruce, Brazil and the Brazilians

Forms of tajassu

pluraltajassus

Origin of tajassu

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tajaçu, apparently from an Old Tupi word for pig.

Questions about tajassu

What does tajassu mean?
Tajassu means the common or collared peccary.
What part of speech is tajassu?
Tajassu is a noun.
What is the plural of tajassu?
The plural of tajassu is tajassus.

Words near tajassu in the dictionary

  1. Taizhou
  2. Taizé
  3. taj
  4. Taj Mahal
  5. Taj.
  6. tajassu
  7. tajassus
  8. tajes
  9. tajga
  10. Tajh
  11. Tajik

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